World Patient Safety Day
17 September 2019
No one should be harmed in healthcare.
And yet...
134 million
adverse events occur each year due to unsafe care in hospitals in low- and middle-income countries, contributing to 2.6 million deaths annually
15%
of hospital expenses can be attributed to treating patient safety failures in OECD countries
4 out of 10
patients are harmed in the primary and ambulatory settings; up to 80% of harm in these settings can be avoided
Patient Safety: a global health priority
On the first-ever World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2019, WHO will launch a global campaign to create awareness of patient safety and urge people to show their commitment to making healthcare safer.
World Patient Safety Day events around the world
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